1876 United States presidential election in Texas

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1876 United States presidential election in Texas
Flag of Texas.svg
  1872 November 7, 1876 1880  
  SamuelJonesTilden.jpg President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg
Nominee Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote80
Popular vote104,75544,800
Percentage70.04%29.96%

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County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

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Texas overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York, who received 70% of the vote. With 70% of the popular vote, Texas proved to be Tilden's second-strongest state only after Georgia.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Texas [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden 104,75570.04%8
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 44,80029.96%0
Total149,555100.0%8

See also

References

  1. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".